Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 3, 2009
Submitted
February 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
10,442 hours, 8,797 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,052 hours, 10,979 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
40303925SD
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 6096 LIT TO CVG. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 11,000FT ICING CONDITIONS WERE ENTERED, AND SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THAT THE ANTI-ICING SYSTEMS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON EICAS. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND IT WAS DECIDED TO RETURN TO KLIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FAULT AND FOUND JOINT 23 LEAKING. THE CLAMP WAS TIGHTENED BUT JOINT CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE O-RINGS IN JOINT 23 WERE REPLACED AND THE BLEED SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED GOOD WITH APU AND ENGINE BLEED SOURCES.

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